I love reading them, so now I’m joining the #SundaySentence party started by David Abrams over at the Quivering Pen and on Twitter. It’s not a review. It’s not a
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Results23Sunday Sentence: God Bless America by Steve Almond
I love reading them, so now I’m joining the #SundaySentence party started by David Abrams over at the Quivering Pen and on Twitter. It’s not a review.
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Veterans, Civilians: Connecting With Stories
Nine years ago, I joined over eight hundred others in Encinitas, California and listened to three veterans tell stories about their time at war.
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Fixing to Walk. Care to Come Along?
“But the beauty is in the walking — we are betrayed by destinations.” ― Gwyn Thomas A palm reader once told me I was one of those
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Real Food For Thought
Max Watman’s new book brought me back to fifth grade when my friend Debbie gave me half her chicken sandwich and I found a vein in
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When I Die, I Want to Become a Tomato
When I die, I want to be composted. I’d like to come back as a tomato. When I tell my family this, they just sniff and
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Revisions
Revisions: a promising word that grows out of a hopeful thought: to see again. I’ve spent the better part of the past six weeks revising pages
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My Writing Process Blog Tour
Just when I was trying to come up with a blog post, my friend Pamela Hunt reached out and “tagged” me for a blog tour all
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Voice: Lost and Found
Hello again. It’s me. I’ve gone missing since early February, at least from this page. Those who’ve been blogging much longer than I have already know
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Hitting Bottom and Calling it Home
Thirty one years ago, Jim Mastro applied for a job as a seal trainer at the San Diego Zoo. He didn’t get it so he went
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